Skillful Divorce Lawyers - Fairfax, Virginia
Divorce in Virginia can go forward on either no-fault grounds or fault grounds. If you have evidence of marital misconduct, it can affect the award of spousal support (alimony) and the division of marital property. No-fault divorces, with or without children, can often be accomplished within a year, especially if the spouses agree on issues like child custody and visitation, child support and spousal maintenance, distribution of marital assets and responsibility for marital debt.
Considering Divorce? Contact a Knowledgeable Divorce Lawyer Today for Education, Counseling and Representation
The divorce attorney team at Surovell Markle Isaacs & Levy PLC handles both simple and complex divorce cases, whether they are amicable or highly emotional. We use our substantial experience to ease the divorce process for our clients, ensuring that they receive the best possible divorce agreement to ensure their future happiness and security for their children.
Divorce: Negotiation versus Litigation
Taking a divorce case to family court is a costly and time-consuming process. Most divorces are resolved through negotiation or mediation, and in almost all cases we strongly encourage our clients to explore alternative dispute resolution methods like negotiated compromise and settlement, marital counseling or co-parenting counseling or arbitration.
In some family conflicts, however, the stakes are too high and we may counsel our clients to proceed immediately to divorce litigation. If physical abuse or sexual misconduct has occurred, or you suspect your spouse of hiding financial assets to which you may be entitled - contact us immediately for a consultation and to start legal proceedings to ensure physical safety and financial fairness as the marriage ends.
Division of Marital Property and Responsibility for Debts
Virginia is an "equitable distribution" state, which means that the court is not required to divide in half all marital property and debt. Instead, courts consider several factors in determining how to most fairly divide property and debts acquired during the course of the marriage.
Our sophisticated divorce lawyers are highly qualified to handle divorces in which a large number of assets or high debt is at stake. We work with teams of forensic accountants and corporate structure experts, and we use subpoenas to make sure all existing assets are accounted for and distributed fairly.
Divorce Appeals: Challenging a Divorce Court Ruling
In addition to handling divorce proceedings, our divorce attorneys are also skilled and experienced divorce appeals lawyers. Our attorneys have the thorough knowledge of Virginia's domestic relations laws that is necessary to make successful arguments on appeal, and we have successful appealed rulings on child custody, visitation rights, marital asset division and spousal support.
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Immediate and confidential consultations are available. Call us today at 703-251-5400.
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Surovell Markle Isaacs & Levy PLC
4010 University Drive, Suite 200
Fairfax, VA 22030
Telephone: 703-251-5400
Fax: 703-591-2149
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Located Near the Historical Fairfax Courthouse
Surovell Markle Isaacs & Levy PLC proudly serves clients throughout northern Virginia, including the cities of Fairfax, Alexandria, Reston, Falls Church and Fairfax City; Fairfax County, Prince William County, Loudoun County and Arlington County.